{{short description|British Indian Businessman}} {{fan POV|date=January 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Manoj Badale | honorific_suffix = OBE | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|31|df=yes}} | alma_mater = University of Cambridge | occupation = Businessman }}
'''Manoj Badale''' OBE<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=13 June 2018|title=Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Ba conferred the Officer of the Order of the British Empire|access-date=28 February 2021|website=CricTracker|url=https://www.crictracker.com/rajasthan-royals-owner-manoj-badale-conferred-officer-order-british-empire/ |language=en}}</ref> (born 31 December 1967) is an Indian-born British businessman and venture business builder. He is the co-founder and managing partner of venture builder firm Blenheim Chalcot,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blenheim Chalcot|url=https://www.blenheimchalcot.com/|access-date=16 April 2019|website=www.blenheimchalcot.com}}</ref> the South African SA20 franchise Paarl Royals and the Caribbean CPL franchise Barbados Royals and he formerly owned Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals before selling that to UK-based Indian-born Lakshmi Mittal (75%) and Adar Poonawalla (18%) at valuation of {{currency|1.63|USD}} billion. He currently has a 7% stake in Rajasthan Royals.
==Life==
Badale was born in Dhule, to a rich Maharashtrian Marathi speaking family. He attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School before attending the University of Cambridge, where he studied economics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manoj Badale|url=https://asiansintech.com/the-list/manoj-badale/|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Asian Stars in UK Tech|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Badale founded the IT services company Agilisys in 1998.
In June 2018, Badale was appointed an OBE for services to the economy and charity.<ref name=":0" />
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